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International order and trust at UNGA 81
Raised by 173 of 223 speakers. Read verbatim UN transcript quotes and select a time to hear the speech.
Speeches that raised international order and trust
Serbia · Day 2Aleksandar VučićMr. President of the General Assembly, Excellencies, Ladies and Gentlemen, The theme of this year's session, "Restoring Trust, Managing Transformation: A United Nations that Delivers for All," captures at least in part the moment in which we find ourselves.
I agree that we need to restore trust in the United Nations.
but I'm less certain about the extent to which we can manage a transformation that has in many respects already taken place.
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Montenegro · Day 2Jakov MilatovićAnd eight decades later, as conflicts take lives and displace millions, Geopolitical rivalries placed the international system under growing pressure, and new challenges test our collective capacity to respond.
So how well have we kept our pledge?
This is best told in numbers.
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Botswana · Day 2Duma Gideon BokoAnd delivering for all requires us to move beyond declarations towards tangible improvements in the lives and livelihoods of our peoples.
Ultimately, our declarations, communiques, and resolutions must travel the difficult road from this assembly hall to the daily lives of the peoples we represent.
Persistent conflicts, geopolitical tensions, and growing divisions have tested trust between nations.
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Kenya · Day 2William Samoei RutoThese were not mere words.
They were the foundations of a new global order.
Peace over war, law over force, sovereign equality over dependency, cooperation over division, and human dignity over ambitions of power.
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Cyprus · Day 2Nikos ChristodoulidesMr. President, Excellencies, as the UN Secretary General reminded us a few years ago, the United Nations is a product of hope.
81 years after its birth, that hope is being tested.
Technology, including artificial intelligence, is advancing at rapid speed.
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Poland · Day 2Karol NawrockiFrom the very beginning of the UN's existence, we have been faced with a question about the foundations of the international order that we are shaping within our organization.
Despite many achievements, we must not forget that at the very root of its creation, lies a fundamental flaw, an original flaw, that continues to undermine the system's credibility to this day.
The UN was established in response to the greatest tragedy in human history, World War II, but it was not founded on a simple and fundamental principle that every wrongdoing must be met with accountability and sometimes with just punishment.
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Timor-Leste · Day 2José Ramos-HortaThe Berlin Wall collapsed, apartheid ended.
But the seeds of future wars were sown, just as NATO and Gorbachev inked the post-Cold War arrangements.
The ink had not even dried, and NATO began its fast eastbound expansion.
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Spain · Day 2Pedro Sánchez Pérez-CastejónAnd I don't need to point them out.
We all know who they are and what their modus operandi is.
They start by questioning the rules, then they break them.
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Democratic Republic of the Congo · Day 2Judith Suminwa TulukaDuring a decade marked by wars, the pandemic, climate emergencies, and exacerbated geopolitical tensions, he constantly defended peace, human dignity, and international cooperation.
Mr. President, the theme of this session, Restoring Trust, Managing Transformation, the United Nations that delivers for all, expresses perfectly the challenge that we must collectively address to restore the hope that the UN nurtured when it was created.
For the DRC, this session is another occasion to reaffirm its faith in a multilateralism based upon the unwavering quest for peace and justice, which paved the way not to the prosperity of a select few, but to the creation of a true common horizon for peoples and generations of the future.
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Czechia · Day 2Petr PavelMr. President, Excellencies, Ladies and Gentlemen, it is a great honor for me to once again return to this hall to address the 81st session of the General Assembly on behalf of the Czech Republic.
Restoring trust, managing transformation is a fitting theme for this year's session.
It reflects both the scale of the changes our world is undergoing and the need to navigate them peacefully.
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Estonia · Day 2Alar KarisOver the past year in particular, it has become increasingly clear that the multilateral world order, with the United Nations and the Charter in its core, is at a profound turning point.
Present disregard for international law and the principles of the Charter reinforced by the sense of impunity, too often dominates over adherence to the rule of law and cooperation between countries for a better future.
Mutual dependence has come to be treated as a critical vulnerability.
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Panama · Day 2José Raúl Mulino QuinteroA very good afternoon, everybody.
Mr. President, distinguished heads of state and government, distinguished delegates, I am appearing once again before this Assembly on behalf of the Republic of Panama, a nation whose own geography defined its destiny.
It's the bridge of the world and connects continents, cultures and markets.
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Latvia · Day 2Edgars RinkēvičsThe world order is breaking down.
The rules-based order that brought stability is under growing strain.
Something new is taking shape.
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Iran (Islamic Republic of) · Day 2Masoud PezeshkianWe don't want anything.
We have received our response.
We need strength because a people which is unable to defend itself will be trampled upon in today's world.
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Paraguay · Day 2Santiago Peña PalaciosPresident of the General Assembly, Marcelo Capino, my dear Paraguayan compatriot, distinguished ministers, distinguished ladies and gentlemen, the slogan for this Assembly challenges us to restore trust, manage transformation, and ensure that the United Nations delivers for all.
It's a good slogan.
It's one that I wholeheartedly endorse.
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Bulgaria · Day 2Iliana IotovaMr. President, distinguished Secretary-General, ladies and gentlemen, allow me to congratulate Mr. Khalilur Rahman on his election as President of the 81st session of the UN General Assembly and to wish him every success in this weighty mission.
Today, the world needs not only more dialogue, but also more trust, more accountability, and greater capacity to act together.
Humans must be at the heart of this collective response, human life, dignity, rights, and opportunities.
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Italy · Day 2Antonio TajaniThese are all different fronts of a single profound transformation.
The world order that emerged after World War II is coming apart.
It was an imperfect order.
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Libya · Day 2Mohamed Younis MenfiYour Excellency, Dr. Khalilur Rahman, President of the General Assembly of the United Nations.
Your Excellency, Mr. Antonio Guterres, Secretary-General of the United Nations.
Ladies and gentlemen.
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Dominican Republic · Day 2Luis Rodolfo Abinader CoronaSerenity, because the international order is going through a profound transition.
Clarity, because this organization faces an unprecedented financial situation, armed conflicts that are ongoing and a technological revolution that is progressing quicker than our ability to govern it.
And unity, because none of these challenges can be addressed by one country acting alone.
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Namibia · Day 2Netumbo Nandi-NdaitwahYour Excellency, President of the General Assembly, I congratulate you, Mr. President, on your election as the President of the 81st session of the General Assembly.
I also thank the President of the 8th session of the General Assembly for her commendable leadership.
Mr. President, confidence in the international system is increasingly declining.
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Slovakia · Day 2Peter PellegriniThat is why a world ruled mainly by power, rather than by rules, would be dangerous for everyone.
For smaller countries such as Slovakia, this is especially clear.
But no country, large or small, is truly safe in a world where international law is ignored and institutions are weakened.
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Mozambique · Day 2Daniel Francisco Chapoand it gave voice to those that during many time remained on the margin of international decisions.
Today, however, the promise that we face is one of the toughest tests as we live in a world marked by protected wars, growing geopolitical rivalities, persistent humanitarian crisis, severe weather events, and other highly complex challenges at the world.
At the same time, Your Excellency, the digital revolution, the demographic changes, and the organization of the value chains are transforming our economies every day and the society at an unprecedented pace.
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Andorra · Day 2Xavier Espot ZamoraMr. President, allow me to congratulate you at the outset on your election as President of the 81st session of the General Assembly.
I am convinced that your experience in multilateralism will help strengthen the role of the United Nations at a particularly decisive moment for the world and for this organization itself.
The theme that you have chosen for this session, Restoring Trust, Managing Transformation, and Effective and Inclusive United Nations for All, accurately expresses the challenges of our time.
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Uzbekistan · Day 2Saida MirziyoyevaDistinguished Mr. President, Honorable Mr. Secretary-General, Members of delegations, ladies and gentlemen.
Today, humanity doesn't live in an easy time.
Wars continue around the world.
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Burundi · Day 2Évariste Ndayishimiyeand a United Nation that delivers for all comes at a time when our world faces multiple crises, aggression against states, internal armed conflicts fueled from outside, and expansionist conflicts that are breeding mistrust among states and rendering the international community unable to resolve these crises through peaceful means.
In this context, a fundamental question arises.
How can we restore trust in multilateralism and ensure that international institutions truly meet the expectations of all peoples?
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Argentina · Day 2Javier Gerardo MileiBut there's a limit to this invitation.
We will not remain indifferent to those who exploit resources under illegal foreign occupation.
Argentina's position is clear.
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Central African Republic · Day 2Faustin Archange TouaderaDistinguished President of the General Assembly, distinguished Secretary-General, Excellencies, Ladies and Gentlemen, I take the floor on behalf of the Central African Republic with a full sense of responsibility bestowed by this podium and the pride of a people that has never given up hope.
Mr. President, this session is taking place at the time of a twofold need to restore trust and to manage transformation, to understand the urgent need for action.
Let us gaze upon the world as it is first.
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Eswatini · Day 2King Mswati IIIMr. President of the General Assembly, Your Majesties, Excellencies, Heads of State and Government, Mr. Secretary-General, ladies and gentlemen, it is with profound humility and great privilege that I address this 81st session of the United Nations General Assembly.
We congratulate the President of the 81st session on assuming this office and embracing a theme that is both timely and imperative.
Restoring trust, managing transformation, a United Nations that delivers for all.
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Romania · Day 2Nicuşor-Daniel DanWe are a credible and reliable partner, ready to contribute to shared prosperity.
Ladies and gentlemen, we have entered the fifth year of the illegal, unprovoked, and unjustified full-scale war of aggression against Ukraine waged by a permanent member of the Security Council.
This member entrusted by the entire UN community with the responsibility of maintaining international peace and security, has deliberately disavowed its fundamental obligation and is pursuing a revisionist agenda.
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Ecuador · Day 2Daniel Roy-Gilchrist Noboa AzinMany citizens see a gulf between what we agree on here and what people experience on a daily basis.
Closing this gap is the task of our organization.
A lot of citizens realize that this is the task that our generation must take up.
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Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) · Day 2Delcy Eloína Rodríguez GómezI want us to arise from the rubble and establish the foundations of a new, diverse, deeply spiritual nation, a new republic which is at peace from itself.
However, the world is increasingly less integrated and more polarized.
The world has taught us that some of the most solid democratic transitions of the modern world were not born from fracture or breakdowns, but from a transformation spearheaded with iron resolve by institutions themselves.
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Rwanda · Day 2Justin NsengiyumvaThis year, under a new call to restore trust and deliver for all, we must be honest with ourselves, we are still far behind.
The United Nations has yet to demonstrate that it can adapt to a changing and uncertain world, and it is up to Member States to make this a reality.
That gap is not abstract to Rwanda.
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